Company · Media · founded 2006
BuzzFeed
American online media and news company founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III. Byron Allen's family office agreed in May 2026 to buy it for $120 million, and Allen became chairman and CEO.
Of the 1 person here linked to BuzzFeed, 0 are founders and 1 is still there. 1 of them also appear at NBC. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.
1 person at BuzzFeed
Executive Still there
Role
Chairman and CEO; family office bought 51% of the company, 2026–now
Also at
Source
· high confidence. Confirmed by BuzzFeed's own press release (Exhibit 99.1 to its 8-K, dated May 27, 2026): Allen Family Digital, LLC, an affiliate of Allen's family office, closed its acquisition of about 51% of BuzzFeed's shares for a total of $120 million, and Allen assumed the role of chairman and CEO with Jonah Peretti becoming President of BuzzFeed AI. Wikipedia and a Form 3 filed May 29, 2026 agree.
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Byron Allen
Founder and CEO, Allen Media Group
modest, industry-adjacent · some · some college
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